Automotive Fleet, October 2017
Improve the Safety of Your Drivers The absolute number one reason to use ELDs is safety The U S Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra on FMCSA es mates that 1844 crashes can be avoided and 26 lives saved annually by using ELDs Take On More Work Typically at some me of the day most drivers who are using paper logs sit in their truck and a empt to create their logs Not only is it an approximate guess of his or her day but it also takes me For example a driver averages 30 minutes of his day crea ng his logs Then take that 30 minutes and mul ple that by 260 work days in a year 30 mins x 260 days 7800 mins or 130 hours That equals 56 days of pro table me lost Redirect Offi ce Staff to More Important Tasks Most companies have a designated person that gathers logs from the drivers and reviewing them to make sure everything is completed correctly With ELDs those logs are quick and easy to access If an administra ve person spends 10 hours a week reviewing and processing logs and his or her average wage is 15 per hour the company could save 520 working hours and 7800 per year Maximize Up me and Customer Sa sfac on Leveraging engine diagnos c data will allow the eet to be proac ve instead of reac ve with its maintenance Being proac ve typically reduces your overall maintenance cost and allows for overall be er maintenance of your vehicles The Organiza on for Economic Co opera on and Development OECD reports that telema cs technology can help a company reduce maintenance and repair costs by as much as 14 Use Your Data Electronic logs and telema cs can provide eets with so much data other than just what is necessary to become ELD compliant Leverage your data to improve eet opera ons and stay compliant at the same me 4 The ELD Mandate Combining your eets ELD and telema cs solu ons can give you access to a wealth of data that can improve opera ons and the bo om line 9 Ways to Leverage Your ELD Investment Electronic logs can support almost every part of your opera on From safety and maintenance to customer service here are nine other ways that carriers can use ELDs Maximizing Your Fleets
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